cooking

 10 QUICK &  HEALTHY  BREAKFAST  RECIPES  FOR  BUSY  MORNINGS                               Doesn’t the mornings often become a mad rush sometimes, doesn’t it? Then there's the ding of your alarm and scramble for your clothes to go running out the door. The rush can also cause you to entirely skip breakfast—or, if you are lucky, choose something quick and unhealthy such as tea and biscuits. Wait a minute, though, getting a nutritious breakfast quickly isn’t as scary as it sounds.                               Here are 10 fast and healthy ideas for breakfast that won’t require a lot of your morning. Whether you’re juggling classes, struggling with a busy schedule, or you’re not a big fan of mornings, these breakfasts are designed to make it simple to start your day ri...

 The Dish That Defines My Childhood: A Taste of My Roots   Some of it you have to smell and taste. It smells like the Masoor dal boiling on the stovetop, or garlic and jeera ready to hit the hot ghee waiting to temper. The dish that epitomizes childhood. There’s nothing fancy about it, and you won’t find it on a restaurant’s Spacial menu. but in our Home,  it was everything. Growing Up with Masoor Dal   A middle class Maharashtrian family brought me into this world in the city of  Pune.           We didn’t eat out much. She would cook every meal that was made with love and what was on her hands at the moment in the kitchen. Though one constant in my meals was for sure, Masoor dal with steaming hot rice (which we call dal – bhaat).  Gosh, it was simple: Then add just red lentils, a pinch of hing and a little salt as well as turmeric powder. But when the Tadka (ghee with garlic, cumin seeds, dry red chillies) is added to t...